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2014 ARRL January VHF Contest
28 Logs Received
Revised 2014-06-04

Callsign	Score	ARRL Section	Category	Bands	QSOs	Points	Grids	Rover Grids Activated	PNW Grids Activated	PNW Grids Worked	Operators
K5QE*	79969	STX	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	326	379	211	--	--	3	see below
WW7D/R	30220	WWA	Limited Rover	ABCD	491	643	47	10	see below	14	WW7D
N7EPD	27094	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFGH	259	437	62	--	CN87	19	N7EPD
K7ND	12190	WWA	SOHP	ABCDFGH	132	265	46	--	CN87	15	K7ND
KE7IHG/R	8820	OR	Limited Rover	ABCD	169	210	42	9	see below	12	KE7IHG
KI7JA	8624	OR	SOHP	ABCDE	149	196	44	--	CN85	18	KI7JA
K7ATN	7680	OR	SO Portable	ABCDE	184	240	32	--	CN85	14	K7ATN
KB7ME	7562	WWA	Limited Multi-Op	ABCD	154	199	38	--	CN85	16	KB7ME
N6ZE/R*	7106		Rover	ABCDE	133	187	38	7	--	--	see below
KD7TS	6464	WWA	SOHP	ABCDEFGH	100	202	32	--	CN87	13	KD7TS
KD7UO	5915	WWA	SOHP	ABCDF	135	169	35	--	CN87	19	KD7UO
K7YDL	5040	OR	SOLP	ABCDF	133	180	28	--	CN85	14	K7YDL
VE7JH/R	4368	BC	Rover	ABCDEF	99	156	28	2	see below	10	VE7JH
KG7P	3473	WWA	SOLP	ABCDEF	93	151	23	--	CN87	8	KG7P
K7CW	2800	WWA	SOHP	A	112	112	25	--	CN87	23	K7CW
WE7X/R	2552	OR	Rover	ABCD	63	88	29	7	see below	8	WE7X
K7SMA	1520	OR	SOLP	ABD	78	95	16	--	CN85	9	K7SMA
VE7DAY	850	BC	SO3B	ABD	45	50	17	--	CO70	10	VE7DAY
K7AWB	845	EWA	SOHP	ABCDF	47	65	13	--	DN17	6	K7AWB
KX7L	780	WWA	SO3B	ABD	59	60	13	--	CN87	8	KX7L
K7BWH/R	624	OR	Limited Rover	ABD	37	39	16	4	see below	7	K7BWH
N7DB	301	OR	SOLP	ABCD	32	43	7	--	CN85	4	N7DB
KA7RRA	300	WWA	SOLP	ABD	49	50	6	--	CN87	3	KA7RRA
K7HSJ	252	OR	SOLP	ABCDEF	16	28	9	--	CN94	2	K7HSJ
K7NIT	232	OR	SOFM	ABD	45	58	4	--	CN85	2	K7NIT
K7HPT	210	EWA	SOLP	ABCDF	21	35	6	--	DN17	2	K7HPT
AI9Q	80	WWA	SOLP	A	16	16	5	--	CN85	5	AI9Q
W6LLP	40	EWA	SOLP	ABCD	7	10	4	--	DN17	1	W6LLP

* = PNWVHFS Member operating outside the Society region. Not eligible for PNWVHFS Awards.

Band Codes: A - 50 MHz, B - 144 MHz, C - 222 MHz, D - 432 MHz, E - 902 MHz, F - 1.2 GHz, G - 2.3 GHz, H - 3.4 GHz, I - 5.7 GHz

PNWVHFS AWARD WINNERS
Certificates at the PNWVHFS Conference in October 2014

Limited Multi-Op: KB7ME - WWA
Limited Rover: KE7IHG/R - OR, WW7D/R - WWA
Rover: VE7JH/R - BC, WE7X/R - OR
Single-Op High Power: K7AWB - EWA, KI7JA - OR, N7EPD - WWA
Single-Op Low Power: K7YDL - OR, KG7P - WWA
Single-Op 3-Band: VE7DAY - BC, KX7L - WWA
Single-Op FM Only: K7NIT - OR
Single-Op Portable: K7ATN - OR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WW7D/R Limited Rover. Grids activated: CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN95 CN96 CN97 CN98
This was a terrific contest, with good VHF conditions, but lacking in Es. The weather was almost perfect, so that the high-elevation rover spots were snow-free. The one negative was competition with an NFL playoff gave, with the home town team playing for a Superbowl spot. But fixed stations were quite good about returning to the airwaves during breaks in the action.
My full write-up is here: http://tinyurl.com/WW7DJanVHF14

K5QE Limited Multi-Operator. Operators: K5QE N5KDA K5MQ KN5O KE5VKZ N5YA AE5VB K5YG N5NU K5AIH AF5JA
Conditions were really bad. Our only bright spots were digital MS and EME.

K7ATN Single-Operator Portable: What a great time! My first VHF Contest...it won't be the last!

N6ZE/R Rover:
Pete, N6ZE, & Woodie, KJ6VZC, operated as a Rover Station during the January 2014 ARRL VHF Contest. N6ZE/Rover activated 7 grids from Southern California and made 134 contacts on the 6 meter, 2 meter, 135 centimeter, 70 centimeter, and 33 centimeter bands. 134 QSOs were made. Best 6 meter DX was with KA5WZY (EL18). Best 2 meter DX was from DM05 - CM98 (KC6WZT) at 295 miles. During this contest, we used the 33cmband (902 MHz) for the first time and made 3 QSOs. Equipment included an FT897 for 6/2/70, an TM331 for 135cm (223.5 MHz FM), and an ALINCO handheld for33cm (902.1 MHz FM). In motion, whip antennas were used, while we utilized short 2m & 70cm yagis in grids DM12 & DM15 in addition to a 6m whip and 135cm whip antenna. N6ZE/R experienced perfect winter weather: clear skies, light winds, & midday temperature of 80 degrees. During 21 hours of activity, we drove 804 miles during the 2 day contest and even got to sample Dunkin Donuts at their only West Coast location.

KE7IHG/R Limited Rover. Grids Activated: CN76 CN77 CN85 CN86 CN87 CN88 CN96 CN97 CN98
Best result yet!

KI7JA Single-Operator High Power: Mediocre conditions, but quite a bit of activity.

WE7X/R Rover. Grids Activated: CN71 CN72 CN73 CN74 CN75 CN84 CN85

VE7JH/R Rover. Grids Activated: CN78 CN88

KX7L Single-Operator 3 Band: Not much in the way of Es, but the tropo conditions seemed good. Several solid QSO's down into th There were a slew of rovers out there, but I only managed to snag a few of them. I got exactly the same # of QSO's as last year, but two fewer mults. Looking forward to June!

VE7DAY Single-Operator Low Power: Again not many on, but fun.

K7BWH/R Limited Rover. Grids Activated: CN72 CN73 CN74 CN75
I operated as Rover in the Oregon coast grids of CN72, CN73, CN74 and CN75 on Jan 18-19 using 50, 144, 220 and 432 MHz. This was pack roving (if you can call "two" a pack) with Rod WE7X /R. (ARRL rules allow up to 100 contacts with a single station.) It was great to have help wrangling a big antenna setup in the remote coastal area. Thank goodness he was along or I would've had great difficulty raising the antenna system. Plus, we circled a grid corner to activate CN84 and CN85. I made about 100 contacts and 62 of them were with WE7X /R. My longest contact was 325 miles from Cape Blanco State Park CN72 to Paul K7CW in Seattle CN87. Weather: Conditions were excellent for January but still cold: sunny days in the 40s and nights in the 30s with steady coastal breezes. But this is actually quite chilly for operating outdoors at the back of the truck and I felt like a popsicle for two days; I can't imagine this trip in severe winter weather. Distance: I love driving these resort destinations when traffic is so light. The total trip was 1042 miles from Seattle and back over five days and it went smoothly, averaging 1.9 contacts per gallon. New gear: A new 6m5x and new aluminum mast worked well but setup and teardown each took an hour which cut into operating time. The 6m5x is a big cannon for pummeling propagation into submission, but any antenna with an 18' boom doesn't make a nimble rover setup. A new 12v automotive battery worked like a charm in the back of my truck. Next: The plan was to activate two grids/day from semi-rare locations. This turned out to be pretty ambitious for the time allowed. Next time, I want to try a one grid/day trip and have more on-the-air time and add meteor scatter ops.